If being surrounded by a cultureless abyss insufficiently communicates to confused tourists that they are in Houston, the bean’s verticality will therefore act as an additional reminder of their poor life choices.

Speaking of life choices, an increasing number of people are making Houston their home: The metro area gained 94,417 residents in 2017, while the Chicago metro area lost 13,286 residents. If that trend continues, Houston could eclipse Chicago as the nation’s third-largest city in the next 10 years.

Kapoor this week told Inc. through a spokesman that “Cloud Column dates from 2000 and is a unique work which is completely different from Cloud Gate.” He did not say whether there are other “cloud” sculptures, leaving open the possibility that even lesser cities will soon have their own, incorrectly oriented beans.